I had recently decided that one easy thing I could do that will help me develop further as a photographer is simply to take more photos. This was further solidified after hearing about the origins of the 365 photo project during Alan Levine’s great presentation at Northern Voice. This sounds easier than it is…especially with…
Especially when you know where the runway service roads are.
What an epic weekend! So much going on surrounding the best little conference ever, Northern Voice. As usual, I’ll try to detail my experiences with photos and video I shot: Things kicked off Thursday at Federico’s Supper Club with the somewhat controversial (due to political sponsorship) opening dinner which was a lot of fun. It…
I came across this cool little photo frame today at Future Shop (who call it a Memorex 1.5″ Trio Digital Photo Frame). There are a ton of digital frames on the market now but this one stood out as a little different since it has three different screens that your photos show on (35mm film…
Want! Today Nikon announced a new 35mm f/1.8G lens. DPReview has all the details. I’ll be picking this up as soon as it’s available.
Stumbled across a fun new camera app for the iPhone called QuadCam [App Store link] after seeing photos taken with it popping on Reilly’s site. It’s from the same guy that created the CameraBag app that I previously mentioned and it’s just as fun. It basically lets you set a timer and it takes a…
This past weekend, I participated in my first group photoshoot with members of the Vancouver Strobist group (on Flickr). After missing out on a studio shoot in January, I was invited to this one at The Dollhouse Studios. The models were members of the Sweet Soul Burlesque troupe and were fantastic to work with despite…
Last week, I got a couple of lens adapters meant for mobile phones in the mail. Today, while playing with my Zi6, I realized that the lens adapters fit perfectly on the Zi6. There is a little metal ring with sticky tape that the lenses attach to via magnets which fits perfectly on the Zi6…
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a sunrise like the one I saw this morning in Victoria:
This just arrived in the mail from Hong Kong (via usbfever.com): You can either just hold it up to your cameraphone’s camera or use the included metal rings (with tape) to attach it magnetically to your phone: Here’s a shot taken with the iPhone normally: Here’s the wide angle lens attachment: and the fisheye lens…